Ash receptacle



, E L N E K R R ASH RECEPTACLE 1 Filed' Feb. 9,

FIG.

A 7' TURA/EV VEN TOR Patented Mar. 15, 1938 UNHTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

The object of the, present invention is to provide an improved ash tray having a rotatable cover integral with a perforated tray through which the ashes are permitted to drop out of 5- sight and into the receptacle.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ash tray in which unsmoked and discarded ends of cigars or cigarettes may in the same operation covering the receptacle be deposited withlin the receptacle.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide an ash tray in which fresh air is kept from discarded but still lit cigar or cigarette ends within the receptacle thus extinguishing Mthem and preventing objectionable smoke from the receptacle.

Still further and other objects are obvious from the description of my preferred constructions and the annexed drawing in which:

Figure l shows a top View with the cover closed;

Figure 2 a section along line 2-2 of Figure 1 showing the front elevation of my ash receptacle;

Figure 3 an end section along line 3 3 of Figure 1 with the cover closed;

Figure 4 an end section similar to that of Figure 3 showing the cover open and the tray in place; while Figure 5 discloses an alternative form of construction, and

Figure 6 shows a partial top view in the direction of the arrow of Figure 5.

The frame I oi my ash receptacle iits onto the body 2, of any convenient shape but shown as a rectangular box, by a slide t, or other convenient means, over shoulder 3. The frame may be provided with a number of depressions 4 providing cigar, cigarette, or pipe stem rests.

solid cover 6 is rotatably mounted within said frame I and covers snugly the whole of the interior field of the frame. Tongue 'l extends from the cover and recesses 5 are provided at either side of the frame. The lower part of the tongue 'I rests against the inner portion of the recess which constitutes a stop for the tongue, while there is sufficient clearance between the outer portion of the recesses and the outer portion of tongue 1 to permit the ngering thereof.

Depending projections 8 are provided centrally of each side member of frame I to rotatably support the cover assembly by means of pins I0.

The rotatable cover assembly comprises the solid Perforated tray I2 is of the same exterior dimensions as cover 6 and thus is likewise adapted snugly to fit within the whole of interior eld of frame I. For convenience of manufacture tongue 'l is made integral with tray I2, but it could as readily be integral with cover 6. Tray I2 is connected along one of its longitudinal edges to a longitudinal edge of cover 6, while'its sides are connected to the hypotenuses of side members 9. Tray l2 is cylindrically shaped parallel to the axis of rotation of the cover assembly as shown at I3 sol that when within the leldof the frame it is depressed most along its central longitudinal axis.

Inverted U-inembers I4 are affixed to and supported by projections B and have a hook l5 at their upper portion. Hook I5 is so positioned as to be approximately over the pin lil on which the rotatable cover assembly is supported. A coil spring I6 has one end affixed to said hook while the other end is connected about midway Il of the free side I8 of side member 9. At the interior edge of the frame side which the perforated tray faces when cover e is within the neld of the frame, a solid depending projection I9 with solid side walls 2D is provided for the purpose hereinafter set forth. The remote leg 22 of the inverted U-member I4 is springy and conveniently made in such form as to provide a friction latching action with a depression 23 in the side Walls of body 2 when the frame is in place. The latching means is such that by the application of a relatively slight pull on the frame assembly the latter may be readily removed as a sumed cigarettes or cigars.` By grasping tongue 'I the cover may be rotated thereby tensing coil springs I6. After midpoint I1 has reached its lowermost position the springs on continued rotation of the rotatable assembly will tend to snap the perforated tray into its use position within the interior eld of the frame and will retain it there until tongue I is pushed deliberately in the opposite direction. Thus whether cover (i or tray I2 is within the field of the frame, spring tension positively retains them in in such position. When the perforated tray is within the eld, ashes readily drop through the periorations and out of sight but are prevented from falling into the main body 2l of the receptacle by the solid cover 6 and the solid projection I9 with its solid end members 20. The solid projection I9 is so formed that, as best shown in Figure 4, the cover and the projection retain the ashes for the time being. This also serves the additional function of limiting the combustible content of the atmosphere within the main body 2| of the receptacle thereby putting out any still burning tobacco therein. Thus practically no smoke escapes from the main body through the perforated tray while the latter is in the eld. Perforations 25 are preferably of such dimensions that only ashes can fall through, and to deposit unsmoked and unsmokable ends of cigarettes or cigars within the main body they must be laid on the tray and the tray rotated by tongue l, such rotation dumping them into the main body of the receptacle, for in such position, as best shown in Fig ure 3, there is sufficient clearance between the rotatable elements and the projection I9. In the same operation, and in the same manner, ashes within the rotatable elements are deposited within the main body. My ash receptacle thus always has a presentable appearance, and its interior needs cleaning only at relatively long intervals. Body 2 can obviously be conveniently provided with compartments at its sides and bottom for cigarettes, cigars, and matches.

An alternative rotatable cover assembly is shown in Figures and 6 in which ashes within the rotatable element may be deposited into the main body of the receptacle without rotating the perforated tray from within the eld of the frame. In this case, a recess 26 is provided in the perforated tray I2 and the solid cover 6 instead of being integral with the tray is hinged as shown at 21 along one of the trays edges at either side of the recess, that is, to both sides of the recess. Recess 26 permits a limited independent movement of tongue 'l which in this construction is made integral with the hinged solid cover. The lower end of the cover 28 and the sides of the cover are retained against the longest side of triangular member 9 by coil spring 29. Positioning the solid cover 6 within the interior field of the frame is thus the same as in my other above described construction, while before the perforated tray rotates, tongue 1 acts against springs 29 extending them and swinging cover E away causing the ashes to drop from the rotatable elements. If the tongue is still further actuated, it strikes the end of recess 26 carrying along the perforated tray. When the tongue strikes the opposite depression 5 the cover, under the urging of springs 29, again closes upon triangular projections 9.

While I have described my specific constructions, I limit myself only as set forth in the annexed claims. Various changes may be made in specific details without departing from my invention as defined in such claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an ash receptacle, a solid cover rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and a perforated tray integral with said cover, said cover and said tray each being adapted to occupy interchangeably a predetermined position.

2. In an ash receptacle, a solid cover, a perforated member integral therewith, means for rotating said cover and said member about an axis, and means retaining said cover and member in a predetermined position with the cover or the member uppermost.

3. In an ash receptacle, an open frame, a cover tting the opening of said frame, means rotatably mounting said cover on said frame, a perforated member integrally connected along a side thereof to a side of said cover and likewise fitting the opening of said frame, a projection depending from the frame at the side thereof, and cooperating with said cover When the perforated member is within the opening of said frame to substantially seal the lower portion of the receptacle.

4. A removable ash tray structure comprising a frame, a solid cover mounted within said frame and rotatable therein and thereon, a perforated tray having one side integral with one side of said cover, and spring means for retaining both the cover and the tray in a predetermined position.

5. In an ash receptacle, a perforated tray, a solid cover pivoted at one side to a side of said tray, end members depending from said tray, spring means between said end members and cover for retaining the cover in contact with said end members and located away from said pivoted side, and means on said cover and said tray permitting a limited motion of said cover about said pivot in opposition to said spring means.

6. An ash receptacle comprising a main body, a frame fitting over shoulders on said body and having a central opening, friction latching means on said frame and cooperating with said body, depending side members on said frame, pin sup-1 ports on said side members, a rotatable assembly supported on said pin supports and comprising a solid cover and a perforated tray each of such size as to completely occupy the opening of said frame, and sides, springs connecting said frame depending side members and said sides of the rotatable assembly and adapted to retain the latter in a predetermined position, and a third depending projection on said frame substantially sealing the lower interior portion of the main body from a part of the upper portion when the perforated tray is uppermost while having suilicient clearance with the rotatable assembly when the solid cover is uppermost to permit objects on the perforated tray to drop to said lower interior portion.

RICHARD R. KIENLE. 

